Manuela Correia-Guerra, Ma, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor, CSC

You've probably been holding it together for a long time. Managing the job, the relationships, the responsibilities, the version of yourself that everyone else needs you to be. And you're good at it. That's actually part of the problem. High-functioning doesn't mean fine. It means you've gotten very good at keeping the harder stuff out of sight, including from yourself sometimes. And at some point, that stops working. The anxiety bleeds through. The relationship hits a wall. The transition you thought you were handling turns out to be bigger than you expected. Or you just wake up one day and realize you've been running on empty for longer than you can remember. That's usually when people find us. I'm Manuela Correia-Guerra, a licensed professional counselor, approved clinical supervisor, and the founder of MVCG Psychotherapy Services in Spring Lake, NJ. I've been doing this work for nearly 20 years, and what I've learned is that the people who are hardest to help on paper are often the easiest to work with in the room. Sharp, self-aware, motivated. They just need someone who won't let them intellectualize their way around the actual work. That's what we do here. At MVCG, I've built a close-knit team of clinicians who share the same core belief: that real change requires more than coping strategies and a sympathetic ear. It requires honesty, clarity, and a willingness to look at the things you've been carefully not looking at. We work from a person-centered foundation, which means you lead and we follow your pace. But we're not passive. We'll ask the questions other people won't. We'll name the pattern you've been living inside of. And we'll stay in it with you until the work is actually done. My own approach is shaped by Carl Rogers and Gestalt therapy, which is a long way of saying I believe deeply in your capacity to figure this out, and I'll be direct with you while you do. Not harsh. Not clinical. Direct. There's a difference. We see clients in person at our Spring Lake, NJ office, serving Monmouth and Ocean Counties, and via telehealth throughout New Jersey. We specialize in anxiety, high-functioning anxiety, trauma, life transitions, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), couples and marital counseling, caregiver support, and men's mental health. We accept most major insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, Horizon BCBS, Optum, Oscar, Oxford, Meritain, and UnitedHealthcare. If something here sounds familiar, that's not an accident. Reach out. We'll take it from there.

At MVCG Psychotherapy Services, we work with adults, teens, couples, and families across New Jersey who are ready to do more than cope. Our team of licensed therapists brings a range of specialties under one roof, which means you're more likely to find the right fit here than you would searching through individual listings on your own. We are a close-knit group practice based in Spring Lake, NJ, serving Monmouth and Ocean Counties in person and all of New Jersey via telehealth. Every clinician on our team shares a commitment to honest, grounded, person-centered care. We are not a platform. We are not a referral mill. We are a small, intentional practice where clinical quality and client fit actually matter. We specialize in anxiety, high-functioning anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, ADHD, marital and premarital counseling, couples therapy, teen therapy, caregiver support, and men's mental health. Our clinicians include LPCs, an LCSW, and LACs with training across cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Gottman Method, rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), Gestalt, and person-centered approaches. Spanish and Portuguese-speaking services are available. We accept most major insurance plans, including Aetna, Cigna, Horizon BCBS, Optum, Oscar, Oxford, Meritain, and UnitedHealthcare. We verify your insurance before your first session and handle your claims directly. Flexible morning, afternoon, and early evening appointments are available. If you are ready to find the right therapist and get started, reach out through our profile or contact us directly.